Links

Links

Pages maintained by Gougeon Brothers, Inc.

• The Official Gougeon Brothers, Inc. Home Page
• The WEST SYSTEM® Epoxy Home Page
• The WEST SYSTEM Info Store - your online source for purchasing Gougeon Brothers and WEST SYSTEM instructional publications.
• Epoxyworks Magazine
• The PRO-SET® Composite Fabricating System Home Page

Equipment & Material Suppliers

CORE MATERIALS
• Baltek Corporation - End Grain Balsa Core Materials
• DIAB Inc. - Klegecell and Divinycell Structural Core Materials
• Nida-Core - Honeycomb Core

FIBER REINFORCEMENTS
• CST The Composites Store - "Materials for extreme performance"
• Defender Industries - Sells specialty cloths including Kevlar® fabrics

HARDWARE
• Custom Ship Propellers
• Harken - Sailing Hardware

LUMBER
• Hearne Hardwoods - With over 120 species of domestic and exotic hardwoods in stock, Hearne Hardwoods is one of the largest specialty lumber yards in the world. They are a retailer of figured wood, exotic wood up to 84 inches wide, hardwood flooring and millwork services. Oxford, PA.
• Thai Teak Marine - Manufacturer of teak yacht fittings, marine woodwork and teakwood boating furniture since 1972. Custom teak woodwork a specialty - online catalog.

PLYWOOD, VENEERS
• World Panel Products Inc. - Marine Plywood, Aircraft Plywood, Veneers, Lumber, Decking Products. Same Day Shipping available. Riviera Beach, FL
• Global Veneer - A veneer and hardwood supplier in High Point, NC
  
• Maine Built Boats
  - Specializing in Idaho white pine veneers. Post Falls, ID

PAINT,  VARNISH and GELCOAT
• Epifanes - Fine Yacht Coatings
• International Paint
• Mini-Craft of Florida, Inc. - Tools & materials for gelcoat repair
• Kirby Paint
• Spectrum Color - Factory color-matched gelcoat
• US Paint - Paints, varnishes and primers for marine, aviation and industrial markets. Products include AWL GRIP® topcoats


RIGGING
• Brion Toss Yacht Riggers - Provide complete rigging services, specializing in preparing vessels and their owners for extended cruising and offshore voyages. Port Townsend, WA.

SAIL MAKERS
• North Sails
• Shore Sails
• UK/HalseyWorldwide

International WEST SYSTEM^® Distributors

• Australia
  ATL Composites
• China
  Composites One
• Denmark
  HF Industri & Marine
• Egypt
  Mapso
• Finland
  Bang & Bonsomer Oy
• Germany
  M.u.H. von der Linden
• New Zealand
  Adhesive Technologies Ltd.
• Norway
  WEST SYSTEM Norge A/S
• Spain
  Pinmar
• Sweden
  Lotrec AB
• United Kingdom
  Wessex Resins & Adhesives, Ltd.

WEST SYSTEM^® Dealers

UNITED STATES of AMERICA - Find a WEST SYSTEM dealer near you
CST - The Composites Store Inc., Tehachapi, CA
Inland Marine, Au Gres, MI
Barn Door Lumber, Hemlock, MI
Torresen Marine, Muskegon, MI
Seven Seas, Minneapolis, MN
Gibbons Fiberglass, Bismarck, ND
Wood-Ply Lumber, Freeport, NY
Blystone's Marine, Mentor on the Lake, OH
Outdoor Wood Furniture, West Columbia, SC
La Vida Starships, Lewisville, TX
West Marine. Use the web site to locate on of over 330 West Marine retail stores nationwide, in Puerto Rico and Canada. You'll also find West System® Epoxy in the Paint & Maintenance category of their online store.

CANADA - Find a Canadian dealer near you 
BoatCraft, "The Boat Building Supply Store," Edmonton, Alberta
Industrial Plastics Ltd., Victoria, British Columbia
North Bay Canoe , Corbeil, Ontario
Heritage Marine Engineering, London, Ontario

Builders, Engineers, Designers & Repair Experts

• AeroMarine Research - Tunnel Boat Design.
• Altair Industries, Inc. - 16' McKenzie River Driftboat Plans and Construction Manual. Fort Collins, CO
• Anchors Away Boat Yard - Complete boat restorations, fiberglass repair, bottom painting, storage. Hampstead, NC, on the Intercoastal Waterway
• Antrim Design - El Sobrante, CA
• Ariston Technologies - Kingston, RI
• The Bear Mountain Boat Shop - Ted Moores specializes in providing quality instructions and plans for wooden canoe and kayak building. Ted's books, Canoecraft and Kayakcraft, can be ordered on-line. Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
• Blake Boatworks - Wooden Boat Construction, Restoration, and Repair. Boat Plans. Gloucester, NC
• Burke Design, LLC - Composite engineering. Bristol, RI
• Butler Projects - Building Plans for Amateur and First-Time Builders. Boat plans include drift boat, pram, dory, sloop. Port Angeles, WA
• Class C Motorhome -Motorhome Repair Information
• Compumarine - Cedar strip small craft designs. Everett, WA
• Coach Repair - Instructions on how to repair and restore motorhomes and campers. Essex Junction., VT
• Custom Composite Technologies, Inc. - Specialists in producing one-off custom assemblies and tooling. Lisbon Falls, ME
• Derecktor - Custom composites. Dania, FL

• Encyclopedia of Yacht Designers

• Eric Greene Associates, Inc. - Annapolis, MD
• Feather Canoes - cedar stip canoes individually crafted by Mac McCarthy. Also sells his "Featherweight Boatbuilding" book and plans for the Wee Lassie. Sarasota, FL
• Gerr Marine, Inc. - New York, NY
• Grand Craft Corporation - builders of mahogany watercraft. Holland, MI
• Hodgdon Yachts Inc. - a premier builder of superyachts using cold-molded wood epoxy construction methods, blending the skills of traditional boat building with modern construction techniques and materials. East Boothbay, ME
• Hugh Saint. Inc - Builders of fine mahogany boats since 1981. Cape Coral, FL
• Lou Codega - Naval Architect. Smithfield, VA
• MacNaughton Associates Designs - MacNaughton Associates Scantlings Rule Book
• Maine Marine Composites LLC - Portland, ME
• Marine Services Unlimited - Wooden Boat Manufacturing & Restoration, Vintage Race Boats, Mahogany Furniture. Houghton Lake, MI
• Maritime West Indies Company - Small Tug Stock Plans and Commercial Vessel Designs since 1965. Gloucester, MA
• Morrelli & Melvin Design & Engineering, Inc. - Huntington Beach, CA
• Damian McLaughlin Jr., Boatbuilder - Custom Boats and Yachts Since 1970. North Falmouth, MA
• Montana Riverboats - Driftboat plans and instructions. Bozeman, MT
• Nexus Marine Corporation - Custom built wood/epoxy boats, repair & restoration, plans for amateur construction (27' St. Pierre Dory or the 16' San Juan Dory). Everett, WA
• OneOceanKayaks - Plans for wood strip sea kayaks including how-to tips, resources for builders and hundreds of pictures of wooden kayaks under construction
• Phil's Foils & Composites - Specializing in custom rudders and centerboards. Kanata, Ontario. Web site includes design tips, foil calculation utilities, and tables
• Ray's River Dories - Custom built wooden drift boats and boat kits. Portland OR
• San Javier Kayak - Kits or plans for Stitch-and-Glue construction wooden kayaks. Petaluma, CA
• Stephens Waring Yacht Design - Belfast, ME
• Greg Tatman Wooden Boats - McKenzie River Driftboat kits. Springfield, OR
• Tippecanoe Boats - Designer Will Lesh provides model kits for models up to 37-inches. Sail with radio controls or boat reel. Everson, WA
• Van Dam Custom Boats - Custom Wooden Boat Builders and Designers. Boyne City, MI
• Van Dusen Racing Boats - Composite Engineering. Concord, MA
• Waters Dancing Boat Kit Company - Stitch & Glue Sea Kayak and Canoe Kits. Edmonton, Alberta
• Waterfront Composite Solutions, LLC - Fairfield, CA
• Working Boats - Workstar power boat kits
• Yacht Designers Website

Projects

• Model Sailboats from Tippecanoe Boats
• Pearson 26 Rudder Shaft Repair Details
• Building a 45-ft. Performance Sailboat
• Building a Moth Sailboat
• Surfboard and Windsurfer Building
• Building a sailboat and self-made inexpensive polytarp sails

Publications

• AMERICAN WOODWORKER Online
• The Boat Shop with David Dean - the web site for the popular American Public Television program about boatbuilding
• DIY Boat Owner Magazine - marine maintenance magazine that shows boaters how to fix, maintain, repair, troubleshoot and upgrade their boats, engines and gear
• Duckworks Magazine - an on-line publication written for and by homemade boat builders
• Encyclopedia of Yacht Designers
• Good Old Boat Magazine
• Messing About In Boats
• Professional BoatBuilder
• Seahorse Magazine
• Sweets - Construction Product and Building Material Information
• WoodenBoat

Events

• Maine Boatbuilders Show, Portland, ME ~ March
• WoodenBoat Show, Mystic CT ~ June
• Wooden Boat Festival, Port Townsend, WA ~ September
• IBEX - International Boatbuilders' Exhibition & Conference, Florida ~ October

One-Design Sailboat Class Associations

• IDNIYRA (International DN Ice Yacht Racing Association)
• The Day Sailor Association
• Farr 395 One Design
• Fireball International
• Javelin Sailors Home Page (Uffa Fox design)
• Javelin Skiff (John Spencer design)
• International Laser Class Association
• North American Laser Class
• International Lightning Class Association
• Classic Moth Boat Association
• US Modern Moth Class Association
• Thistle Class Association
• US Tornado Association
• W-Class Racing Yachts

Local Interest

• Saginaw Bay Community Sailing Association (SBCSA)
• Saginaw Bay Yacht Racing Association (SBYRA)
• Delta College Sailing School - Seminars and classes for Power and Sail
• Saginaw Bay Watershed Initiative Network

Internet Resources

• Boatbuilding.com The boatbuilding community
• Boat Owners World
• Boatmall.com
• CanoeSailing
• Sailing Anarchy

Educational Institutions for Boat Building, Restoration and Composite Technology

• Atlantic Challenge Foundation - Rockland, ME
• Bates Technical College- Tacoma, WA
• The Boat School - Eastport, ME
• Great Lakes Boatbuilding School - Cedarville, MI
• University of Hawaii Honolulu Community College - Honolulu, HI
• IRYS (Internation Yacht Restoration School) - Newport, RI
• Lehigh University - Bethlehem, PA
• The Landing School -  Kennebunkport, ME
• Northwest School of Boatbuilding - Port Hadloc, WA

Heritage Associations We Sponsor

• Wooden Canoe Heritage Association

We Proudly Sponsor

• Maine Built Boats, a nonprofit organization established in 2005 to strengthen and expand Maine's boat building industry.